With work experience over 15 years, this expert is nowadays working at Knapheide Manufacturing that is situated in 1631 as a Vice President Operations. Chris received his education from 1995 to 2000 at the Rochester Institute of Technology. This expert lives in Detroit, Michigan. To contact Chris, you can look for their phone or e-mail address or receive additional info by requesting access to this professional's further details through Connexy.
Name variants:
Christian Russell,
Christopher Russell,
Christine Russell,
Crystal Russell
Contact Information
Last Update
Jul 9, 2022
Email
ch**@hotmail.com, ch**@thomasbus.com, ch**@gmail.com
Location
Detroit, MI
Workplace
Colleagues
Work History
Vice President Operations
1848 Westphalia Strasse, Quincy, IL 62305
from Apr 2020
Vice President of Operations
Operational responsibilities for bus manufacturing, including Fabrication, Assembly, Logistics and Planning, Manufacturing Engineering, Maintenance, TOS Lean improvements, and Facilities.
from May 2015
Order Center and Production Planning Manager
13400 west Outer Dr, Detroit, MI 48223
Responsible for managing all activities related to Order Management, Product Distribution, Program Planning, Assembly Scheduling, Network Parts Management, Inbound Transportation, and Logist...
Jan 2015 — May 2015
Operations Manager - Engine Assembly and Test
13400 west Outer Dr, Detroit, MI 48223
Managing a functional group involved in the assembly, test and final process of diesel engines. Making continuous improvements in production operations to safety, quality, delivery, cost, an...
May 2012 — Jan 2015
Material Manager
All material activity at heavy duty engine manufacturer Detroit Diesel. 3 assembly lines and multiple machining lines running 3 shift operation.
from Sep 2009
Internal Logistics, Material Manager
13400 west Outer Dr, Detroit, MI 48223
Team Leader of Future Logistics Project which resulted in $13.8M savings in 2010 and $4.5M savings during 2011
Achieved 20% improvement in operating costs during first year on job through ...
Aug 2009 — May 2012
Material Flow Engineering Supervisor
13400 west Outer Dr, Detroit, MI 48223
Completely revolutionized material delivery processes and equipment for assembly line launched at end of 2007
Calculation of Logistics Planning and Packaging Budget requirements; 97% budge...
Aug 2006 — Aug 2009
Material Manager
100 Renaissance Ctr, Detroit, MI 48243
Acquisition and implementation of off-site material facility, resulting in efficient operations and contract costs during dynamic product line launch
Headed implementation of Self Guided V...
Jan 2005 — Aug 2006
Material Manager
Direction of all material activity at plant including shipping, receiving, delivery, and management of salary and hourly employees, resulting in reduced downtime and increased inventory ina...
May 2004 — Jan 2005
Industrial Engineer and Material Supervisor
100 Renaissance Ctr, Detroit, MI 48243
Led Chevy Tahoe model year changeover in Trim Department with Zero Lost Time
Headed 2nd shift implementation of new warehouse, including design and launch of coupled delivery routes, achie...
Jun 2000 — May 2004
Education
1995 — 2000
Occupations
Executive
Manager
Operations Manager
Skills
Continuous Improvement
Kaizen
Lean Manufacturing
Manufacturing Operations Management
Manufacturing
Six Sigma
Logistics
Value Stream Mapping
Manufacturing Engineering
Production Planning
5S
Material Flow
Kanban
Logistics Management
Jit
Industrial Engineering
Quality Management
Automotive